Take Two; New Adventures in Indonesia

For the second time in a little over four months I am sitting at my family’s kitchen table, drinking a personally made latte and writing this blog in my pajamas.

Yes, I am back in Jakarta.

Except, this time it is a different type of homecoming. Returning to a place that is neither home nor heart, I am surrounded by the people I love (and the cats I adore). It is an odd sensation, being so close to something so familiar, and yet, at the same time being in a place that is anything from habitual.

This, I believe, is a regular feeling for those of us how have ‘come of age’ in this globalized and interconnected world. Especially people that spent their youth abroad. Unlike most people, who tie who they are loosely to their homes, we tie our lives to other less tangible things, like the love of…

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I'm not your typical thirty-something year old. I am a full time photographer/journalist and divide my time between the NYC/Atlanta offices of the magazine that gave me my start in this business, and the boutique photography studio I own in my home state of Tennessee. I embrace my inner bibliophile by dabbling in books as a freelance literary editor for a publishing house. When I'm not at one job or the other, I like to volunteer with local charities and hopefully starting this year, I'll also be spending a few weeks traveling abroad with an NGO.
Other things of note about me: I've been an Army widow for 10 years. I have OCD and ADD to go w/ the Eidetic memory, Irish temper and southern drawl. I'm an self-admitted adrenaline junkie with a perpetual case of wanderlust and a few tattoos. White chocolate is my weakness. Shoes are my obsession. Traveling is my passion. View all posts by Rita Bellinger